2nd Job on Reserve Ideas
 

So since I have been on reserve for weeks without being called, I was wondering if anyone else who is constantly sitting reserve has been able to find a second job that allows you to be flexible enough to leave work if called or not come in if put on a trip.

I'm wondering if there is anything that you guys have found anything that may allow you to set your own hours or be very very flexible. Not only am I rotting away, I need the money...like most of us.

I put this in the regional forum because its most likely us who would have the best ideas on this.

Any ideas?

You work at trans states and you aren't getting called on reserve? Scheduling mist have lost your phone number. When I was on reserve there I would routinely fly 70-80 hours a month.

Worked for Trans States...got abused on reserve, but at least I was making 110+ hrs of credit.

Now I'm at Compass and haven't been touched.

if you have any knowledge of golf you can be a caddie. i use to make about 100-120$ a round. Sometime 200$ when we had golf outings. cash in your pocket. it usually takes about 4 hours for a round of golf. i use to get the first group of guys...be finished by 11am. you show up when you want.

trade stock online during the day
bartender/ waiter or valet in the evenings at upscale restaurant

I suggest you stay up between the hours of 12 to 6am and flip through the channels. There you will find the answer. If you have any sort of set time in a schedule you can always go to Wal Mart and work for a month or so untill you get senior enough to get schedules. They need people and for all kinds of hours. But what if they call you?? I don't know.

I'm a real estate appraiser. off days due the house inspetions due the reports on the road. since it is all email now submitting reports no need to have to worry about next day fedexing reports off.

Until you get "THE CALL" and drop everything and run like a madman to the club house. Hopefully there's a phone booth along the way so you can do that quick change into your uniform like Superman. :eek:

Where do you live?

I've waited tables in the past, and would love to do it again. But that's not a good job to say, "sorry guys, I gotta go"

Ann Arbor

I'd recommend F-16 Fighter Pilot in ANG

Make you're own "movies"?

Or you could star on the bachelor.

Gigolo......

Long term focus:
Do you have a degree? If not, could work on a correspondence towards something that is portable (i.e. accounting). If have degree in something you like, can you exploit it from the road?
i.e. Computer IT skills, accounting, drafting etc. Think of the folks who work from home on their computers (Example: IBM has lots of folks that work from home online). Bottom line: Use the temporary slow time sitting Reserve to set the stage for a long term income source as backup to airline job in case of disability/furlough etc.

Short term:
Know folks that did wait tables at places that needed flexibilty with staff (i.e. agree to be sent home/called in when they needed help, just like a sub teacher or at the airlines, set up with a few places simultaneously and may have some part time work), Work at a service station that allows the flexibility to leave within xx minutes if called. Fast food restaraunts are pretty flexible allowing in/out work since they accommodate a wide range of employees (Retired folks to High School kids).
Know it isn't great money, but it will make a great book someday and it can be a few hundred extra bucks while sitting blocks of Reserve. Anyway, some places will allow for someone like us extra flexibility since we generally share a hard work ethic that the managers/owners will appreciate.

Years ago I drove a taxi while on reserve at a commuter. In many cities you lease the cab for 12 hours (maybe about $100 a day now) and you keep whatever you earn after paying the lease and the gas. Of course you may take a bit of a gamble that you get called in before you earn the lease money for the cab.

Anyway, it was a lot of fun and I made some extra cash.

If anyone has experience with web design and photoshop PM me.

Yeah, I already have that worthless aviation degree...the student loans behind that are what is making this pay so tough. So, getting another degree is out.

I like the short term ideas and I may look into driving a taxi. Thanks guys. Keep the ideas coming.

marketforce.com

You sign up, and do these mystery shopper assignments. You select whichever ones you want, and the times/dates you want. Most are super easy. I did a McDonalds assignment and followed the directions (ordered 2 meals, 1 drive through 1 walk in) and got re-imbursed for all the food and paid an additional $10.

They have some that you can do in airports too (since we have access beyond security) which can pay $12-15+ per shop. Other stuff too like going into cell phone stores and asking questions about products/service to see if they are giving the right info out.

For a small investment of time and money to acquire a license you could sell life or longterm care insurance. The commissions are nice and when you work is entirely up to you.

hey 250, if you do a search, i responded to a similar question about a year ago. I have done insurance inspections in the past and have helped a pilot/friend get a job doing this. It is great for what you're looking for. If you can't find the old thread or need additional info PM me.

Try something in health care...

I'm using my nursing degree to put myself through flight school (!)..and I work for a mainline...at the hospital there are MANY varieties of jobs (non lisenced:)) and things to do and the scheduling is VERY flexible. You can work full,part, or on a as needed basis (usually one weekend a month)... I worked with a DBX FO...(nice to have when he got furloughed!!) while we both were in NSG school and it worked perfectly... now he gave me the flying bug and we both have something to fall back on...just in case;)....

HTH....

Best Wishes....

I threw up a little when I saw that.... UGH!!!

Lets say you fall in love...

Guaranteed storyline

He gets displaced..downgraded...morale beaten... reserved to death...and then furloughed... also not much action goes down on those two off days... Sexy?


I swear im not bitter;)

Hey DMI, Where do you live?. I have suggested this before to some friends and it works for them (and myself). Since you have "experience" waiting tables try to get in a large resort/hotel as an On-Call Server in Banquets. Since you know your days off ahead of time you can pick up shifts those days, and/or submit it to their scheduling. You only work when you want to (and if they need you), but depending where you live it can be anywhere from 15 to 40 dls an hour. It's easy, mindless, and still gives you time to do other things while making a little extra money (I'm getting my MBA online). One more thing, since it is On-Call you can be hired at multiple sites. I'm a Bartender/Server at 2 different high end resorts here in MCO. Believe me, it works.
One drawback though, you won't get cash tips at the end of the shift. Since it is all Banquets (pre-paid contract) your gratuity gets paid in your pay check every 2 weeks. Good luck!.

Come on, that shows no drive, no ambition. For your Delta interview, you need to show a leadership role..................Be a Pimp.;)

Trader Joes or Wholefoods
 

Great companies. Start as a part-time cashier or stock guy. Super benefits. I have an Ivy League degree. I am a Marine decorated combat vet and if I was not already doing two military related jobs besides airline reserve, I'd apply for that job. Who knows? You move up one of those companies and you just might kick this airline work to the curb. Reserve is a great time to figure out what else you like to do for work. It might make for a better life.

I do these and other types of inspections still (property, insurance loss, commercial). It is probably the best way to make money, as a second job, for a pilot. Could not find anything in the Ann Arbor area as of today.

Making websites, gigs are easy to find on craigslist. It's quite easy to learn the basics. It only turns into a steep learning curve when it comes to advanced stuff.

I've been studying web design and I'd like to second this statement. I'm in the advanced stuff and it's a lot of work! Easy to study while on reserve, though.

I moonlight as a limo driver. It's kinda fun and it's super easy.

Hey JJosh122. I tried to PM you but your inbox is full. I think the forum only allows 20 pm's.

Deliver pizzas. I'm not being facetious

Second that. You asked where I sit reserve...Ann Arbor, MI.

He is probably thinking everyone is dissin' him because they wont answer his questions. LOL Take out the trash!!! ;)

I heard the Census Bureau is hiring part timers for the 2010 census. US Census Bureau

where does flight instructing come into play on the side? im not a airline pilot and still a rookie, so i don't exactly know. can you CFI on the side during reserve?

Most companies make you sign an agreement that you will not fly for hire outside of your company because it interfers with your flight time limits. 8/24 30/7 100/30 1000/365. However, some people do still fly on the side because its hard for the company to find out.

Secondly most companies have a call out around 2 hours. And with a student a flight is usually 1.2-1.5 hours. So it would suck to get a call from crew scheduling right as you took off with your student, and by time you got on the ground and checked your phone, you had 30 minutes to get dressed, drive, and sign in for you reserve trip.

Sell crack

• Flexible schedule, work when you want or when the crack heads find your house.
• Get paid in cash each day you work.
• Tax free
• If you give you customers a discount they will probably return the favor when you order food at xyz restaurant in the airport.

Or move you to the front of the line while going through TSA.

I've started doing freelance writing work at textbroker.com.

Pretty solid site...I like them so far. You submit a writing sample, and they rate you from Level 2-4 based on your ability. Your rating is used to determine how much you make per word. For example, based on my writing sample I was given a rating of 4, which is the highest a new author can get through the site. I make $0.014 per word, which translates to $7 per 500 words. I can typically write 1000 words in about an hour with research included, so that puts me at about $14/hour to sit on my computer and type away about whatever junk people want written.

There is no shortage of work, either. Currently there are about 2400 articles available for writing, and I've been averaging about 2000 words per day (2-2.5 hours of work for me). That's $28/day, which adds up if you do this even 15-20 days per month. I take it pretty easy, but if you wanted to do 3000-4000 words each day you could really do pretty well for yourself.

The topics can be dull, but I find it fun in a way. One client today had a request for someone to do 800-1000 words on nursing school grants for men. And yep, I did it. 1000 words on the dot in a little over an hour (I really had to research the topic), which is a decent hourly rate for sitting there at your computer.

Anyway, proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc. is a must if you want to do Level 4 work. Level 3 writing pays out $0.01 per word ($5 per 500 words), and Level 2 pays $0.007 per word ($3.50 per 500 words). I'm pushing to get a Level 5 rating, which pays $0.05 per word ($25 per 500 words), which is a pretty nice pay raise from $7. It's apparently very tough to get (you need to be spot-on with everything from style to grammar), but that's something that's worth working toward.